Complete gaming tests of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 processor in 4K 2160p, 2K 1440p, FullHD 1080p screen resolutions and also with different graphics quality settings: Ultra, High, Medium and Low. To understand the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 is bad or good for gaming by looking at results of all benchmarks. As for the primary parameter, how good is the graphics card for games, let's look further. The ordinary FPS in games is 50.9 FPS with 4K resolution and Ultra settings. Considering 8Gb of memory, we can tell that the GeForce GTX 1080 is good even for today's most exacting games with high-end graphics.
Main specifications
Name
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
Release date
May 14, 2016
Price
637 USD
Frequency
1607 MHz
Shaders
2560
TMUs
160
ROPs
64
Graphics Card Power (TDP)
180 W
Memory Size
8 Gb
Memory Bus
256 Bit
GeForce GTX 1080 power supply requirements
If you take a closer look at the power consumption of the graphics card, you can already make some decision. With this data, you can already safely select the required power supply that will completely match the GPU. We should also not forget about the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 . The CPU also affects the parameters of power supply.A very powerful power supply is required for the GeForce GTX 1080, because it has a fairly high power consumption under loads - 180W. Here is a list of several popular games in which the graphics card has been tested. Next is the table with a large number of practically all contemporary games that were run on a computer with the GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 configuration:
Fortnite Battle Royale
Far Cry 6
Apex Legends
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Genshin Impact
Roblox
League of Legends
Minecraft
Atomic Heart
Valorant
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Hitman 3
Dota 2
Hogwarts Legacy
The best alternative to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
After reviewing the data from the table below, you can simply compare the GeForce GTX 1080 with rivals in several famous games and choose for yourself the best cheap alternative and AMD Radeon equivalent to the GeForce GTX 1080.
The closest opponents of the GeForce GTX 1080
Video Card
FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
134.4
Radeon RX 6600
130
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
125
Radeon RX 5700 XT
124.6
GeForce RTX 3060
123.1
Radeon Pro 5700 XT
122.8
GeForce RTX 2070
122.6
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
122.6
GeForce RTX 4050
122.2
GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile
119
GeForce GTX 1080
117.3
GeForce RTX 2060
117
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
116.4
Radeon RX 5700
114.4
GeForce RTX 2060
109.4
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
105.6
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti
101.3
GeForce GTX 1070
100.2
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
97.7
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile
93
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
93
The closest opponents of the GeForce GTX 1080 are GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile and GeForce RTX 2060. We compared GeForce GTX 1080 (117.3 FPS) and their average FPS in famous games at Full HD resolution and with High Quality graphics. As a result, is GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 119 FPS, which 1.4% faster and GeForce RTX 2060 117 FPS, which is 0.3% slower. These numbers will also help you make the good choice.
How good is GeForce GTX 1080 for games?
From the tables below, you can see how comfortable you can play popular games on a computer with a GeForce GTX 1080 and AMD Ryzen 9 5900. The numbers next to the names of the games represent the medium FPS achieved with Ultra graphics quality settings and different screen resolutions: Full HD, 2K WQHD and 4K UHD. In the following table, testing the GeForce GTX 1080 in the newest and upcoming games.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
2022
43.7
56.8
74.3
91.8
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
2023
31.1
40.4
52.9
65.3
Stray
2022
89.9
116.9
152.9
188.9
Elden ring
2022
31.9
41.5
54.3
67.1
Spider-Man Remastered
2022
48.7
63.4
82.9
102.4
Atomic Heart
2023
20.2
26.2
34.3
42.4
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
2023
35.3
45.9
60.0
74.1
A Plague Tale: Requiem
2022
36.1
47.0
61.4
75.9
Overwatch 2
2022
80.7
104.9
137.2
169.4
Scorn
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Homeworld 3
2022
41.2
53.5
70.0
86.5
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl
2022
32.8
42.6
55.7
68.8
Dying light 2 Stay Human
2022
52.1
67.7
88.6
109.4
Saints Row
2022
59.7
77.6
101.4
125.3
Rainbow Six Extraction
2022
45.4
59.0
77.2
95.3
The Cycle: Frontier
2022
56.3
73.2
95.7
118.3
God of War: Ragnarok
2022
53.8
69.9
91.4
113.0
Starfield
2022
29.4
38.2
50.0
61.8
To understand how the GeForce GTX 1080 behaves in demanding games, you can read the figures from this table.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
F1 22
2020
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Genshin Impact
2020
73.1
95.1
124.3
153.6
Microsoft Flight Simulator
2020
25.1
32.7
42.7
52.8
Just Cause 4
2018
66.6
86.6
113.3
140.0
Final Fantasy XV
2018
70.6
91.8
120.0
148.3
Far Cry 6
2021
63.0
81.9
107.2
132.4
Resident Evil Village
2021
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
38.0
49.4
64.6
79.8
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
60.8
79.0
103.3
127.6
GreedFall
2019
75.9
98.7
129.0
159.4
Project CARS 3
2020
38.7
50.3
65.7
81.2
World War Z
2019
83.1
108.1
141.3
174.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
2018
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
Devil May Cry 5
2019
74.8
97.2
127.2
157.1
Borderlands 3
2019
53.3
69.3
90.6
111.9
Total War: Warhammer
2016
83.0
107.8
141.0
174.2
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
42.0
54.6
71.4
88.2
Metro Exodus
2019
46.1
60.0
78.4
96.9
Need For Speed: Heat
2019
62.0
80.6
105.4
130.3
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
The Division
2016
74.3
96.6
126.3
156.0
Horizon Zero Dawn
2020
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2016
54.8
71.2
93.2
115.1
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
2019
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Gears of War 5
2019
67.2
87.3
114.2
141.0
DOOM Eternal
2020
78.2
101.6
132.9
164.1
Mass Effect: Andromeda
2017
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
2020
38.4
49.9
65.3
80.7
Anthem
2019
57.1
74.2
97.0
119.8
Death Stranding
2020
76.4
99.3
129.9
160.4
Grand Theft Auto V
2015
82.9
107.7
140.9
174.0
Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
2016
66.0
85.8
112.2
138.5
Hitman 2
2018
82.4
107.1
140.0
173.0
Metal: Hellsinger
2021
61.4
79.8
104.3
128.8
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
2017
71.5
93.0
121.6
150.2
Dishonored 2
2016
63.5
82.6
108.0
133.4
Crysis 3
2013
82.5
107.3
140.3
173.3
Halo Infinite
2021
47.9
62.3
81.4
100.6
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
2020
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
Monster Hunter: World
2018
71.8
93.3
122.0
150.7
The Witcher 3
2015
74.5
96.8
126.6
156.4
Final Fantasy 7 Remake
2021
52.9
68.8
90.0
111.2
Ghost Recon Wildlands
2017
67.7
88.1
115.2
142.3
Godfall
2020
74.4
96.7
126.4
156.2
Red Dead Redemption 2
2019
39.5
51.4
67.2
83.0
F1 2021
2020
81.5
106.0
138.6
171.2
Forza Horizon 5
2021
60.5
78.7
102.9
127.1
Marvel's Avengers
2020
49.7
64.6
84.4
104.3
Hitman 3
2021
57.2
74.3
97.2
120.0
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
2020
66.1
86.0
112.4
138.9
GeForce GTX 1080 8Gb with Ryzen 9 5900 gaming benchmark The performance results of the GeForce GTX 1080 from the following table are just for reference, since old games are more represented in it and FPS is significantly more than 100.
Game
Year
Ultra
High
Middle
Low
Far Cry New Dawn
2019
83.5
108.6
142.0
175.4
For Honor
2017
123.0
160.0
209.2
258.4
Project CARS 2
2017
87.2
113.3
148.2
183.0
Strange Brigade
2018
108.2
140.6
183.9
227.1
Destiny 2
2017
116.2
151.1
197.6
244.1
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
107.6
139.9
182.9
225.9
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
246.1
319.9
418.3
516.8
Valorant
2020
168.7
219.3
286.8
354.2
Roblox
2006
290.0
376.9
492.9
608.9
Titanfall 2
2016
90.8
118.0
154.3
190.6
Battlefield 4
2013
116.9
152.0
198.7
245.5
Fallout 76
2018
107.9
140.3
183.5
226.6
Dawn of War III
2017
90.4
117.6
153.7
189.9
Dota 2
2013
120.2
156.2
204.3
252.4
Forza Motorsport 7
2017
105.6
137.2
179.5
221.7
Battlefield 1
2016
105.0
136.5
178.5
220.4
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2016
102.6
133.4
174.5
215.5
F1 2019
2019
86.6
112.5
147.2
181.8
Need For Speed: Payback
2017
92.3
120.0
156.9
193.8
Hitman
2016
84.0
109.3
142.9
176.5
Doom
2016
132.1
171.8
224.6
277.5
League of Legends
2009
461.4
539.8
666.7
726.7
Minecraft
2011
196.7
255.7
334.3
413.0
DiRT Rally
2015
132.5
172.3
225.3
278.3
Need For Speed
2015
99.5
129.4
169.2
209.0
Battlefield V
2018
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Resident Evil 2
2019
95.8
124.6
162.9
201.2
Apex Legends
2019
88.5
115.0
150.4
185.8
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2018
99.3
129.0
168.7
208.4
Rainbow Six Siege
2015
174.3
226.6
296.3
366.1
Fortnite Battle Royale
2017
86.3
112.2
146.7
181.3
Rocket League
2015
358.9
466.5
610.1
753.6
Though you can't dispute with the figures from this table, but you need to know that in fact some processors and video cards will not be capable to work together. In such cases, FPS is calculated theoretically according to the formula based on the performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and the GeForce GTX 1080 separately.
